Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is an American producer stage and screen actress, best known for her film roles in Ray Undercover Brother and on the television series The Mentalist. She is a graduate of the BA in African-American Studies and an MFA from Tisch School of the Arts New York University. Aunjanue Ellis is an American actor and producer who is active in the fields of theater, film as well as television. Aunjanue. Ellis began acting in the theatre. In later years, she was a part in television shows as well as independent and mainstream films. Her most famous role was Miranda Shaw in ABC's Quantico, and also appeared in BET's epic show The Book of Negroes. In both roles, she received critical acclaim and numerous awards and nominations, among them an award from the Television Critics Choice Award for the best Actress. Her professional acting debut in the role of Ariel on the stage in The Tempest in 1995. On Broadway she's appeared as a character in Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Seeking the Genesis and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. In terms of her film career, her best-known roles include Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express The Help. Her most well-known role is her part in ABC's crime drama High Incident.